For eleven quizzes, the trophy had only ever gone to one of two tables. In February, Five + One changed that. They won for the very first time, with Friends of Maddie in second.
Whatever the arithmetic in the team name, the sum that mattered came out on top.
By the numbers
Five + One had been runners-up once before, behind Friends of Maddie. This time the tables were turned, so when these two finish first and second it now stands at one apiece.
A flavour of the questions
February’s picture round was a trip to the National Portrait Gallery: name the famous face. There was also a round on cat’s eyes (the road kind), and a round asking whether a name belonged to an America’s Got Talent contestant or a Farrow and Ball paint colour.
- General knowledgeThe Isle of Man TT: what does TT stand for?
Answer: Tourist Trophy - General knowledgeWhat were the names of the three tunnels dug in The Great Escape?
Answer: Tom, Dick and Harry - Alphabet roundWhat do coleopterists study?
Answer: Beetles - Cat’s eyesWhat colour cat’s eyes mark the left-hand edge of a carriageway?
Answer: Red. Amber on the right, green for slip roads. - General knowledgeAlphabetically, what are the first and last planets in the solar system?
Answer: Earth and Venus - General knowledgeNod or talked is an anagram of which Monopoly street?
Answer: Old Kent Road - Talent or paint?Puddles Pity Party: America’s Got Talent contestant or Farrow and Ball colour?
Answer: America’s Got Talent. A singing clown from Atlanta. - General knowledgeWhich James Bond film has the shortest name?
Answer: Dr. No
The wipeout round was people and things with the initials GN, from the Golden Nugget casino to the Ginger Nut. Which, if you think about it, is also the initials of one of the two men in the traditional last question.
The music round: colours
Ten songs, each with a colour in the title. Name the colour for the point. The Rolling Stones turned up twice, in black and in brown.
- Paint It BlackThe Rolling Stones
- Mr. Blue SkyElectric Light Orchestra
- Goodbye Yellow Brick RoadElton John
- Green OnionsBooker T. and the M.G.‘s
- Little Red CorvettePrince
- Brown SugarThe Rolling Stones
- Pretty in PinkThe Psychedelic Furs
- Orange CrushR.E.M.
- Purple HazeThe Jimi Hendrix Experience
- Fade to GreyVisage
And finally
Congratulations to Five + One. Next up was March, and the quiz’s first birthday.
Every question from the night is in the questions archive, every winner is on the monthly winners board, and there are more photos in the gallery.